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I actually prefer OsmAnd to Google Maps. Although that's mostly because I can download the maps for offline navigation.


Personally I find OsmAnd to be truly awful. The interface is stuck in the Android 1.6 era and I can't even get the online maps to show anything. Offline maps are nice but not that useful unless I am travelling overseas and don't buy a data enabled SIM card.


Google Maps on Android has had offline support for a while, and they just put out a new version of it: http://google-latlong.blogspot.ca/2014/05/get-on-road-go-off...


Yes, but OsmAnd lets me download a map for my entire country. This is important to me because I don't have a large data plan or access to Wi-Fi when I'm on the road. I also might not necessarily know exactly where I'm going to be going when I'm away.




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